“People don’t have to work the next day because of the hurricane. So they think: ‘Hell, what should we do? We have a day off. Let’s get drunk!'” Jordan Berry, the barman at a local sports bar, told the site.

On Instagram, parenting blogger Chrissy Marie, based in North Carolina, posted a photo of her kids’ hurricane party, complete with bright pink balloons.

“What to do when a hurricane is barreling towards you, school is cancelled for the week, + kids are faaaareaking out?” she wrote on the social media site.

“Throw a hurricane party of course! Complete with balloons to see how hard the wind is blowing. We woke up today and saw the storm is looking less scary! Thinking about those who will be effected (sic) and hoping everyone stays safe.”

Alright so boom, I’m having a #HurricaneParty•We gon listen to Hurricane Chris •Play Just Dance on YouTube•Play True American •Drink (of course) •Build a Fort in the living room & more who wants to come?

But others see the need to keep children distracted in times of distress.

Hurricanes have such a big sprawl that it’s not always necessary or even advisable to evacuate. It’s weird that now I help hurricane dogs full time. But yea, if these folks are in the direct path it’s ludicrous